Top ten sci-fi/genre romances... according to Dan

In honor of Valentine's Day, here are my top ten sci-fi/genre romances. I will admit this isn’t super comprehensive and it does contain spoilers about each show, but only in regards to relationships. Number 10: Sweetness and deathBuffy the Vampire SlayerWillow & TaraThis is one of the sweetest yet most tragic of romances. It encompasses the virtues of a solid powerful relationship built on love

How we pick what we watch, especially during the fall blitz

During the summer, I recruited some wonderful guest bloggers, and we recently discussed how we pick what we watch.From Dan:For me, the genre shows I pick tend to be based on the concept of the show. If it doesn't conflict with something else that I watch, I give it a try. This has led to some major one season wonders. On the other hand, it led me to Battlestar Galactica and Lost, so I can't

Lost: Thoughts on Seasons Past

For today's guest blog, I thought I'd do a little post-season reflection on how Lost, Season Two compared to Season One. But first, I'd like to thank Billie for asking me to be a guest blogger! It's an honor and a privilege.Throughout the second season of Lost, I continually experienced a vague sense of dissatisfaction. Even though I usually found things to enjoy in each episode, overall

Lost Party: Secrets at the Beach

[Originally published on N:Zone in April 2005]On April 16, 2005, a hundred and fifty well-dressed fans congregated at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel to schmooze, talk, and dance with some of the producers, writers, and actors from the television series, Lost. (There was some begging for photos and autographs, too.)As a deejay played dance music and the Island's resident polar bear

Lost Backstory Tracker

First, we had flashbacks. Then we had flashforwards. Then we had character-centered stories with little or no flashing. And then we got flashsideways. I used to keep track of which was which using a complicated series of asterisks, but I have officially given that up. So the list below just gives which episodes were centered around which character or characters, in air date order.JackWhite

Lost rewatch notes from 2009

I rewatched the first five seasons of Lost in the summer/fall of 2009 to refresh my mind for season six because this show is so damned complicated. I took notes about what I missed and what jumped out at me in retrospect. Here are those notes. They contain great big honking spoilers for events up until the end of season five.* * * * *1.1 Pilot (1)It's been awhile since I've seen the pilot, and I